I installed IDLE python 2.7 and it works great. So now I'm curious if there is a way to use sublime the same way IDLE works? It would be nice to work only in sublime using the console at the bottom of the screen (ctrl + `).

If you want to see your script's output in Sublime's output panel, you need to use a .sublime-build file. Sublime ships with one for Python and you can create your own too if you want. To run a script, it should be a matter of pressing F7.

In any case, build systems are not meant to be used interactively, so I think you can't use "raw_input". You're basically asking for input you can't provide, so your script will wait forever and the ouput panel will remain empty.

There is a new version. It can be found here: http://www.sublimetext.com/2It is an alpha but it is very stable. However, the build system is the same so sameissues as 1.4. ST2 is awesome so it is still worth looking at.